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Khumbul'ekhaya - Children with no home

Written by Renegade from the blog Reviews on 31 Jul 2008
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First, big up to Andile on her nomination for the Woman of the Year Award. Congratualations sisi, I'm not sure if we get to vote, but if we do, I'll vote for you! And might I add, she looked nice last night, well, compared to the normal anyway. 



Ok, so maybe the picture doesn't do her much justice, mara shame, she was looking better. 
Anyway, let me proceed: 

Story 1

In the first story, we meet Mbali, a troubled teenager who has strained relations with her mother. Philile is Mbali’s friend, who is concerned about Mbali’s situation. 


Mbali

Mbali tells us that her mother never showed her love, continuosly hurt her, and was generally a bad mother to her. She says she does not want to go to her mother as she has hurt her too much. After much sobbing, and encourangement from Philile, she agrees to go to her mother, and ask for her forgiveness.
So Mbali, Philile, Philile’s mother, and a priest head to see Mbali’s mother, with the understanding that Mbali is to ask for her mother’s forgiveness.
However, on arrival, it is clear that Mbali is not in a “forgiveness” mood. She shoots off at ther mother, pointing at her, blaming her for kicking her out. The priest quickly calls her to order, reminding her that one humbles herself when she asks for forgiveness. She then continues to tell her mother that Msawe is her boyfriend, and she will not leave him. (More about boyfriends later).


The priest, reprimanding Mbali

This infuriates her mother, who says Mbali is not here to apologise, but to flash her boyfriend at her! She then retaliates, saying she doesn’t care about Mbali, and in not so many words, she can go to hell!
It is in the midst of all this tension that Mbali’s grandmother arrives, to unwittingly add fuel to an already steadily burning fire. In between the priest calling everyone to order, and Mbali’s mother telling her own mother not say anything, we learn about Mbali’s indiscretions. 


Mbali, unidentified woman, and Mbali's mother

According to her mother, some boys came one night at midnight asking for Mbali, and these were apparently all her men! Mbali’s mother then decided that Mbali should live with her, and thus took her back to Empangeni. However, Mbali arrived in Empangeni only to become a serial dater, “eqoma ngapha nangapha”, to use her mother’s words. A woman then went to Mbali’s mother, telling her about Mbali’s numerous men, and advising her that seeing that Mbali is growing, it would be best to start talking to her about these issues, and advising her accordingly. Mbali’s mother then did this, and as you can imagine, because Mbali has many a boyfriend, I became confuse as to who is who. You see, apparently Mbali is with a Buthelezi boy(the Msawe I mentioned earlier I assume), who her mother despises, because this Buthelezi boy was disrespectful enough to go and fetch Mbali at home, with ther parents and family there, and he allegedly even shouted at her infront of Mbali!
Since the mood is a revealing one, Mbali’s mother goes on to tell us that the only reason Mbali is her, is to bring shame upon her, telling people that she did/does nothing for her, when in fact, she would buy Mbali clothes, and Mbali would sell her clothes, so she could buy the Buthelezi boy some airtime! It is at this point tha Gogo interjects, only to be met by shouts to “shut up” from her daughter, following by wailing from Mbali, oh my goodness, classic KK drama!
It is not until the sun sets, that a hint of peace is finally in sight. Mbali tells her mother that she loves her(numerous times), and that she just wants her to put her through school again, as she is willing to attend. Her mother narrates her dreams for Mbali(nothing special, just the usual get a job, family, blah blah). And so like that, the issue is resolved. Rather weird since the priest was suddenly no longer in the picture. Oh well.

Story 2: 

We meet Nomazizi Tshotsho from Ginsnburg, and her nephew Vuyile. Vuyile wrote to KK because his mother always spoke about a lost child. In 1951 (I’ll come back to the issue of the year), Vuyile’s sister, Nomvuyo, was kidnapped while playing with other children, at the time, she was only 4 years old. Upon realising that the child was missing, her family search the entire neighbourhood, with no luck. They opened a case with the police, went to sangomans, all to no avail, as to this day, the child was never found. However, the day after the child went missing, the family found out that the child was in fact taken by someone called Sphethukane. They found this out because for some reason, Sphethukane had taken the child to the butchery after stealing her(for padkos perhaps?), and the woman at the butchery had recongnised the child as being Nomvuyo. On making an enquiry, Sphethukane told the woman that she was helping Nomvuyo’s family. 

Nomazizi and Vuyile

And so like that, the child was gone.
Nomazizi received a call one day that the child was actually in Mount Frere. Vuyile went to enquire, but was told by that the child had since married, however no cows were seen by her “then” family, thus, they could not offer information about her whereabouts. On the issue of the years, At first, they said the child was taken in 1967, then they said 1951, then Andile said 49 years ago, which would make it 1959. So i'm not too sure when all this happened. 
Anyway, since they know that she is somewhere in Mnt Frere, they decided to head there again, and enlist the help of a cousin, who tells us he knows where Nomvuyo is.
When they arrive at the first homestead, they find out that Sphethukana has since died, and are sent to another place. At this place, again they are sent somewhere else, and it all looks rather bleak.

It is at this point that a call I had been waiting for all day came in, and I was on the phone for the next 90 mins, thus missed the ending of this story.
To those who watched, please fill me in, did they find her?






49 Comments

Renegade
31 Jul 2008 01:36

Story 1: Hai, Mbali just doesn't want to listen, just a typical teenager who thinks she knows everything. 

Story 2: Hai shem, I was confused. it seemed to me that these ppl have always know who took the girl, and where she was, and yet, only after 49 years do they hope to find her. Or maybe I was just not understanding...with all the years being thrown arond!

Cnglemother
31 Jul 2008 01:45

Eish Rene i forgot about KK but thanks for the recap, i only remembered this morning when my walkmate to the taxis was telling me.

nice
31 Jul 2008 01:50

Thanks Renegade, really good as always.

I always miss the disrespectful children's drama that happens at KK. 

Pity cant help with the second story, as I did not get to watch it and I was relying on you. LOL

Cande
31 Jul 2008 01:56

As for the guy in the second story saying, i could see our family's features when i looked at her hands *tripple LOL*

monchooza
31 Jul 2008 01:58

That Mbali girl and her mother will never get along....its obvious the peace they made was just for TV......otherwise banenkani boyi two

Thobeka Jeli
31 Jul 2008 02:07

did mbali said her mom is sleeping with one of her boyfriends that way bengavani they cant share a man they will never ever get along cause u mama uya shiwa ngumbali but ke ungumama wakhe

Thobeka Jeli
31 Jul 2008 02:08

why  not way  sorry  maan

Renegade
31 Jul 2008 02:09

@Monchooza: otherwise banenkani boyi two - Tsho, and I was thinking ukuthi if the mother talks to the grandmother like that, it's not suprise that her own daughter naye uyaziyehlela kuye!

Hau Cande,tell us, did they find her. Coz while i was on the phone, I could see that they were with some woman who was showing them her arms, and I assumed it was coz of the burn marks the stolen child apparently had on her arms.

Cngle and Nice, sorry you missed it, glad I could recap to add some light.

LM
31 Jul 2008 02:10

No Rene, they never found her! 

otherwise banenkani boyi two. You are so right Monchooza. Mbali is her mom's replica judging by the way she (Mbali's mom) was talking to her own mom.

ratogal
31 Jul 2008 02:11

Mbali is so disrespectful, one could just see that she was just saying i'm sorry because she was on tv, if someone claims to love their parents they dont bahave like she did, i hope when she sees herself ,something will click on her mind that she is making a big mistake by how she is behaving.

Firstdvd
31 Jul 2008 02:14

uMbali and her mom, bayafana...They pretended to be fine @ the end by i had a feeling they not...

Cnglemother
31 Jul 2008 02:20

but Rene for girls to speak like that to their mothers, is the way they were raised or what? Maybe that's how the mother relates to her, disrepect each other blatantly. I may get ticked off with my mom and raise my voice but never in presence of other people and call her names.

Cande
31 Jul 2008 02:22

No Rene, they never found her! 

That woman is in denial. she is, like that guy from last week's episode said "a stolen child"..
No one knows of the time she was born..

Cande
31 Jul 2008 02:23

but Rene for girls to speak like that to their mothers, is the way they were raised or what? Maybe that's how the mother relates to her, disrepect each other blatantly. I may get ticked off with my mom and raise my voice but never in presence of other people and call her names.

Ja, i think the mother let her do that from an early age..

"Lore lo ojwa lo sa le metsi"...

Ngqesta
31 Jul 2008 02:24

I just thought the manner in which Mbali's mother addressed her own mother was the very same way that her own daughter is treating her. I found her to be just as disrespectful, there's a Xhosa saying ethi 'Ufuzo luyagqithisa' loosely interpreted as whatever traits the older generation has will be worse on the next. 

Cnglemother
31 Jul 2008 02:26

Ratogal, how was Mbali's mother? coz we can all throw stones and Mbali kanti there's more to the story. How are you gonna respect a person that calls u isfbebe/nondidwa or does things that embarrass u as her child, like sleep with different men in front of you. I did not watch so i cannot freely make judgements on the story ut from what i hear from Rene Mam'Philile herself is not a motherly figure and disrepects her own mother (ugogo)

Cnglemother
31 Jul 2008 02:30

"Lore lo ojwa lo sa le metsi"... in Xhosa we say ugotywa usemfutshane - so Rene nawe gooi it in yo Venda since we all for IDIOMS (that's an idiom right?) LOL!

Cande
31 Jul 2008 02:34

"Lore lo ojwa lo sa le metsi"... in Xhosa we say ugotywa usemfutshane - so Rene nawe gooi it in yo Venda since we all for IDIOMS (that's an idiom right?) LOL!

ewe Cngle, it simply means you make your child what you want her to be when she is still young and controllable...obviously uMama failed in that department..

Renegade
31 Jul 2008 02:48

Yeah, gotta agree, all along I was thinking the Mbali's just a pain, but after seeing how the mother shut the grandmother up, I was like hay'bo.
And Cande, you are right, children are raised a certain way, and are taught what is acceptable and what is not. Granted, there will be exception of children who think they know best, but I think in this case, Mbali's mother was just not helping matters in anyway. 

@cnglemom: so Rene nawe gooi it in yo Venda since we all for IDIOMS (that's an idiom right?) LOL! - Hihi, I'll wait for Awelani here...remember mina I'm still reviving my Venda, so idioms are too higher grade at the moment...lol.

@LM and Cande: So that woman says she wasnt stolen, but she doesn't know her parents and when she was born?

carino
31 Jul 2008 02:55

Triple LOL @mbali's mother's little tantrum....

Second story.. i was so confused... 

By the way, why doesnt RGB play at 8:30 and KK take its normal spot at 9, coz it really plays late and those school projects playing at 8:30 are just............i don kno...

Renegade
31 Jul 2008 02:58

By the way, why doesnt RGB play at 8:30 and KK take its normal spot at 9, coz it really plays late and those school projects playing at 8:30 are just............i don know

Yeah Carino, I think someone asked the same thing in sego's article about scheduling, but then mina i use that 30mins to take a quick bath or wash dishes or somthing.

dotcom
31 Jul 2008 03:04

There was something fishy about Mbali's story than it meets the eye. It's like they were hiding the real reason why Mbali and her mother besilwa, and i think Granny knew, coz she was told not to say a word. KK needs to do a follow up...

Cnglemother
31 Jul 2008 03:10

Its not fair coz my mother has to sit up and wait for KK ngo 9:30 and she's a pensioner with a hectic toddler in her hands bathong - SABC has to do something fosho.

pastor chic
31 Jul 2008 03:13

thanks for the recap Rene,

mbali killed me when she started crying, its quiet obvious nje that she jst wants attention, as for her mother she is not interested i think she just did the whole forgiveness thing for the television aswell.

2nd story, still confused!!!!!!!!!!

zolx
31 Jul 2008 03:19

didnt watch the show but am interested if anyone else got to this conclusion like Thobeka: did mbali said her mom is sleeping with one of her boyfriends

Toxic
31 Jul 2008 03:22

MISSED the second story. back with comments on story 1.

Cande
31 Jul 2008 03:28

TVSA has started acting up again

Toxic
31 Jul 2008 03:33

EISH this comment floating business is irritating!

Renegade
31 Jul 2008 03:34

?

Renegade
31 Jul 2008 03:37

Hau, I see replies on the activity thing, but i come here, and nothing...whats up kanti?

Nonny
31 Jul 2008 03:41

Nice recap, guys for the first story, the gal is just as rude as her mom, but ke I LMAO when her mom said to her: "Hamba uyoshona njengo Ja"..........that saying always makes me LMAO!!!!

Nonny
31 Jul 2008 03:44

WTF, how the hell are supposed to think straight if our replies are floating all over the place????

MamaOmpha
31 Jul 2008 04:14

Story No:1 : I better be dreaming if I spoke or looked at my mother the way Mbali did and I better wake up and apologize.

Story No:2 fell asleep halfway.Eish

Toxic
31 Jul 2008 04:16

yeah man and one can't even follow the flow of the thread with replies jumpin all over the show. Eish

Renegade
31 Jul 2008 04:25

@zolx : Mina I didn't hear anything about Mbali's mother sleeping with Mbali's boyfriends. Neither did i for any other reason come to that conclusion.

Keketso
31 Jul 2008 04:45

The second story was too sad, I felt sorry for the brother, coz he was really lookin forward to finding his sister, shame

Renegade
31 Jul 2008 04:52

Hmm, I think i've figured out how the mess of replies is working...still makes it hard though

Segololo
31 Jul 2008 05:33

A mess is what I saw last nite on KH!!!

1st Story: That Mbali needed a GROOOOOOT MOERING!!! Dammit! She was so disrespectful and full of herself that I was shocked the mother kept herself restrained from hitting her! What kind of apology is "How many times am I suppose to apologize? I have apologized so many times already?" Dammit! I was ready to jump into that TV and cause my own WWF or WWE!

Then when the mother said Mbali can go to helll, I was like hai, no mama! that is your child. make her aware of the hurt she has caused, don't just behave like her... THEN Gogo came and all hell broke lose! Mbali's mother started screaming at her mother to "zip it because she doen't know anything"  and I was like  priset must just tell them to behave because I was so disappointed at Mbali's mother I was beyond shocked.. Even this got King K to comment which is very rare since he already hates the show!

THE ALL DO NOT RESPECT EACH OTHER!!!

What I wanted to see was that old man that came to the meeting sitting behind Philile - Sho! He killed me each time they showed him! He looked scruffy and just so wrong with such serious matters being discussed!

THEN when the mother started explaining her hurt and pain to pastor, Mbali started wailing... I really wanted to MOER her then because she wanted to manipulate everyone on being a "victim" -aaargh! NO! She must just start behaving like an adult and take responsibility for her life AND leave totolozi alone!

Renegade
31 Jul 2008 05:40

THEN when the mother started explaining her hurt and pain to pastor, Mbali started wailing... I really wanted to MOER her then because she wanted to manipulate everyone on being a "victim" -aaargh! NO! 

@Sego: Yeah, the wailing was perfectly timed. And shame, Mbali just loves banna! But i guess yi stage...lol

Toxic
31 Jul 2008 05:45

Story No:1 : I better be dreaming if I spoke or looked at my mother the way Mbali did and I better wake up and apologize. 

bwahaahahahahahahahahahkakakakakakakakakakakkakakak Mama Ompha!!

LM
31 Jul 2008 05:47

@LM and Cande: So that woman says she wasnt stolen, but she doesn't know her parents and when she was born? 

Rene, she said she knows who her biological mother is/was (i guess she passed on) even though she is currently living with her step-mom. she also know her siblings and apparently the all look alike..ba pakile (this was when she turned around to show us/them her mopakistan). The last man they called  in to verify everything said, the household had so many kids he didn't know who belonged to whom...but he knows that this woman was not born there...she came with her 'mom' when she was small..don't know how small...

LM
31 Jul 2008 05:52

'Ufuzo luyagqithisa' loosely interpreted as whatever traits the older generation has will be worse on the next. I agree with you Ngqesta! In sepedi we say mmala (colour) wa kgomo (cow) o gola (truly shows/ prominent) namaneng ( on the calf)!

Renegade
31 Jul 2008 05:52

the household had so many kids he didn't know who belonged to whom...but he knows that this woman was not born there...she came with her 'mom' when she was small..don't know how small...

LOL  @LM, hai, thanks for the clarification, although I suppose it only makes the whole thing more confusing!

dotcom
31 Jul 2008 05:57

@ Zolx didnt watch the show but am interested if anyone else got to this conclusion like Thobeka: did mbali said her mom is sleeping with one of her boyfriends"

I couldnt hear what she was saying/mumbling but her mothers response said it all. She was accusing her mother of dating/sleeping with one of her boyfriends.

hlathi
31 Jul 2008 06:01

Story 1 : Mbali irritated the hell out of me. Firstly she needs to go back to school and can someone please tell her that totolozi's are not going anywhere. 

Story 2 : I LOL when that lady " the suspected stolen child" was asked to take off her doek.She had suspicious dreads, is she a sangoma or what??

LM
31 Jul 2008 06:22

sorry not prominent....more pronounced! my gosh...uGeorge (engels) uyala namhlanje....

Segololo
31 Jul 2008 08:22

Story 2: I highly recommend KK starts doing DNA tests... We really can't be relying on looks and matching features to ID someone in this time and age!

I kept wondering how the parents felt going through life knowing that someone took your child and you cant even get the child back.. When the brother checked the hands for similarity after that woman went on a tirade and showed off her "pakistan" I was weeping... They looked so alike!!! Eish! it is hard to find out something like that but DNA would have made everyone know for sure...

BUT the damn community to sit still seeing a woman collect children and not explaining where the children are from is just tacky! And the old man said that woman would just bring children to her home and there was lots of children that no-one can say where they are from and who their mother's are AND the community NEVER asked!!!??? Just wrong!

LM
31 Jul 2008 08:27

Ngqesta
01 Aug 2008 03:16

Story 2: I highly recommend KK starts doing DNA tests... We really can't be relying on looks and matching features to ID someone in this time and age!
....I also was thinking the same Sego...they could get one of these companies to assist them with that free of charge or at a subsidised rate...do it the Zola 7 style...meanwhile it's free publicity and marketing fo rthe company...this would also educate our people that the process is not as cumbersome as it is believed to be.


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